This is the information page about the shipwreck Sun vii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 32.82 N,1 7.131 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Actuality
2. Agamemnon
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alberta
5. Albion (probably)
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alf everard (part of)
8. Algeria
9. Alice marie
10. Archon
11. Argus
12. Aridity (probably)
13. Astrologer
14. Atherton
15. Balakani
16. Baltrader
17. Beacon 'f'
18. Blue mermaid
19. Bolbec (possibly)
20. Bradglen
21. British oak
22. City of brisbane
23. Dalryan
24. Dela
25. Delce
26. Diana
27. E oaze light vessel
28. Empire ghyll
29. Erins isle (possibly)
30. Explorer
31. Fleurita
32. Fred everard
33. Georgia
34. Ghc (possibly)
35. Great nore tower (remains)
36. Great nore towers (remains)
37. Great nore towers (remains).
38. H k daniels
39. Harcourt
40. Hawksdale
41. Hawnby
42. Herland (part of)
43. Herland (part of)
44. Hibernia
45. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
46. Hmml 127 (possibly)
47. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
48. Hms aisha
49. Hms amethyst
50. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
51. Hms aragonite (part of)
52. Hms ash
53. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
54. Hms capricornus
55. Hms chestnut (probably)
56. Hms conquistador
57. Hms danube 3
58. Hms desiree
59. Hms drummer
60. Hms gracie (probably)
61. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
62. Hms myrtle
63. Hms napia
64. Hms oriana
65. Hms pyrope
66. Hms ray of hope
67. Hms receptive
68. Hms reed (possibly)
69. Hms resolvo (part of)
70. Hms restango
71. Hms stella orion
72. Hms venetia
73. Hms vimiera (bow section)
74. Hms vimiera (part of)
75. Hms vimiera (stern)
76. Holba
77. Hopper number 19
78. Houston city
79. Ilaro
80. Intrepid
81. Lady jane
82. Lca 551
83. Letchworth
84. Lindfar
85. Lowlands
86. Mac 5 (possibly)
87. Mahseer
88. Main topman
89. Malrix (possibly)
90. Maplin light house
91. Margam abbey
92. Mercy
93. Mi amigo
94. Molliette
95. Mudlark
96. Nass beacon (ruins)
97. Neptune (possibly)
98. Newlands
99. Norman
100. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
101. Opal
102. Paros isle
103. Pinto
104. Pisces
105. Prince igor (probably)
106. Radiant
107. Restless wave (possibly)
108. Revenge
109. Rubislaw
110. Ryal
111. San calisto
112. Selnes
113. Slesvig
114. Spaarndem
115. Stad maastricht
116. Strathearn
117. Strom trooper
118. Sun vii
119. Sunk beacon (remains)
120. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
121. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
122. The sultan
123. Tongue sand tower (remains)
124. Toreador
125. Treport
126. Uama
127. Van meerlant (part of)
128. Vera
129. Wardie
130. Westerley star
131. Winifred
132. Winkfield
133. Yassou
134. Zarga

 

Name: SUN VII

Length 32 meter, width: 7.6 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 202 ton

Cause: Built in 1918. hired 9.1939. mined. (ww2sl & colledge).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 5 meter, Height above seabed: 22 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H0112/41 22.3.41 STRANDED IN 513242N, 010724E. (ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 683/41. H01112/41 28.4.41 INS ST IN 513242N, 010724E.

- NM 934/41. H01112/41 6.11.46 LEAST DEPTH NOW 1FT IN 513247N, 010715E. (SML 5). H01112/41 7.11.46 WIRE DRAG SWEEP, CLEAR AT 0FT, FOUL AT 1FT. GEN DEPTH 10FT. SCOUR 20FT. POSN 513254N, 010713E. (HMS FRANKLIN, 28.7.46). AMEND TO WK 0FMS 1FT.

- NM 3700/46. H01112/41 10.9.57 EXAM'D IN 513247N, 010714E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 0FT, FOUL AT 1FT IN GEN DEPTH 14FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 2FT. SCOUR 18FT. SEABED SAND. ISOLATED WK STANDING WELL OFF BOTTOM. SWIRL AT LW. (ECES SWEEP REPORT, 30.8.57). H782/62 14.3.62 FOUND WHILST SOUNDING. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2FT, SCOUR 24FT. (ISS, 1961). H2813/60 3.5.66 E/S & A/S SWEEP ON 23.9.65. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 18FT IN GEN DEPTH 27FT. SCOUR 33FT. GOOD A/S CONTACT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, H525). 27.1.69 SHOWN AS F ON NE 1607. H2813/60 10.7.73 EXAM'D IN 513247N, 010713E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 3.2FT, FOUL AT 4.5FT IN GEN DEPTH 16FT. SCOUR 21FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4FT [LAT]. BOTTOM UNDULATING. APPROX 70FT LONG, LYING NNE/SSW. (PLA SWEEP REPORT 1/73, 30.6.73). AMEND TO SW 0FMS 3FT.

- NM 1453/73. 27.9.73 AMEND TO SW 0.9MTRS [LAT]. NC 1607. H1284/84/219 22.8.84 WK COMPLETELY BROKEN UP WITH ONLY BOILER INTACT. ENCROACHED BY SAND. (G LIVERMORE). 10.4.90 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (PLA WK/OB REPORT 1987). HH100/351/07 19.10.93 DIVED ON IN 513248N, 010708.5E. LIES NNE/SSW ON ITS PORT SIDE. VERY SILTED UP. (J CARSON, 1.10.93). 26.2.07 EXAM'D 29.7.03 IN 5132.8202N, 0107.1312E [WGD]. NOT LOCATED BY DCS3. GEN DEPTH NOW 3MTRS. NO INDICATION OF SCOUR. (PLA WK RECORD DTD 13.12.04). AMEND POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ON PORT SIDE, BROKEN UP, PROBABLY BURIED

Position: 51 32.82 N,1 7.131 E

 

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